Riff Tone

Demolition Lovers

My Chemical Romance

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Ray Toro, studio recording)

AmpMarshall JCM2000 TSL 100 Triple Super Lead 3-Channel 100-Watt Guitar Amp Head

PickupsHumbuckers (likely stock Gibson pickups, Alnico V, passive)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass4.5

mid5

treble7.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Demolition Lovers' (2002, 'I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love'). Gear confirmed for this era and album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Settings are based on forum and genre-typical use of this amp for MCR's early sound.

Tone Character(10)

tight and saturatedaggressive and bitingfocused midrange with slight scooparticulate and definedminimal ambiencedry, compressed soundfast note decayclear pick attackpercussive rhythmmodern punk/emo distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires moderately fast, consistent downstrokes and tight palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

mcr amp settings - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar My Chemical Romance – Life on the Murder Scene - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard My Chemical Romance – I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Ray Toro | Equipboard

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